On Thursday 04 August 2005 22:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I downloaded a game sudoku recently but I'm having troubles installing > > > it. It requires Python 2.4 or higher and when I downloaded it first > > > Python 2.3 was on my system. So I searched in aptitude if I can > > > upgrade it and I found Python 2.4 - so I installed it. Tried to > > > install the sudoku application but a message > > > > > > Error: Python-2.4 or newer is required. Current version: > > > 2.3.5 (#2, Jun 19 2005, 13:28:00) > > > [GCC 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-6)] > > > > Try to run the program with "python2.4 theprogram" instead of just > > "theprogram". > > > > cheers, > > Christian > > Thank you very much, so simple, yet I would never have thougt of that > since I've been looking at the install instructions where they say > nothing about that option... > > Anyway, when I thought the problem has been solved, it occurs > something else has got in my way... > > This game requires 'PyGTK-2.3.93 or newer' also so I tried to install > it... I downloaded the pygtk-2.4.0 and run > > # ./configure --prefix=/usr/lib/python2.4 > > as in instructions but I always get this line at the end: > > # checking whether /usr/lib/python2.4 version >= 2.3... configure: > error: too old > > Then I read in the pygtk readme file the next: > > If your Python interpreter isn't in the path, or is not called > "python", you can set the PYTHON environment variable to the full path > of the interpreter: > > $ PYTHON=/prefix/bin/python > $ export PYTHON > > And I entered: > > # PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.4 > # export PYTHON > > But no change. > > I just spent so much time trying to search for a solution on the net > but can't afford to loose any more time. > > I mean, it is a great game and in my opinion worth all the trouble but > at the moment this just isn't a good use of my time. Maybe some of you > good folks comes up with an idea in the mean time or tells me what I > have been doing wrong.
I went through all of this as well. There is apparently no Debian package for one of the routines it uses so even 2.4 failed. So ... I changed the code to "require" 2.3 and finally got it toe compile. Get an error when I try to run it. I you want sudoku, there is a quick and dirty ruby program around. SInce it actually runs in a thinkly disguized xterm, firewall messages and such cover the board and their is no refresh. Better, get the sgt-puzzles package. Among its game clones of minesweeper, mastermind and such, there is "solo" which is ... sudoku and reasonably done.
